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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-11
PENNSYLVANIA OPINIONS.

The following resolutions, adopted at
the recent annual meeting of the Wash
ington County Pa.) Wool-Growers' as
ISOLATION, show what is thought by the
sheepmen of that section:
WHEREAS, On this, our annual meeting, we
find the wool industry Cot the country very
greatly depressed; the price of wool lower
than at any time in the history OF our country
when the conditions of trade were all favora-
BILE for more activity and better prices and,
WHEREAS, There are those who are untiring
in their efforts to destroy our industry by
placing wool on the free-list in the tariff sys-
tenn of our country; and,
WHEREAS, By false classification and fraud
in our custom houses foreign wool is being
admitted at but nominal duty, thereby null
flying the protection now promised us on the
face OF the law; and,
WHEREAS, This threatening attitude If the
free trade element in legislation and the en-
ormous importatons now made in third class
wools paying but from pa to cents per
pound duty on wool that should be imported
as first class and second class and requiring u
duty of 10 and IL cents, is the leading cause OF
the present depression and low price, and also
the present admitted practice OF importing
secured wool as unwashed at 10 cents per
pound when it should pay 30; therefore,
Resolved, That the wool-growers of the
country owe it to themselves as their only
hope for future prosperity to present a uni
ted and solid front in opposition to one and
all of these causes of our present almost ruin
ed industry.
ResolDed, That we favor such a revision OF
our tariff system as will reduce all imported
wool TO two classes and so simplify the law
as to be less liable to false construction, and
that class shall be unwashed and paying u
duty of 10 cents per pound, and class2 washed
and paying duty of 20 cents, and il secured
pay duty of 80 cents per pound; and that we
ask cooperation OF wool-growers in the differ
ent States to aid in bringing about thi.
change.
Resoiped That as the wool manufacturers
OF the country are now proposing:a joint
meeting OF woolgrowers aud manufacturer
in order to cooperate in an effort to join
action before Congress to meet what is fully
expected at the opening OF the next Congress
"a direct attack on the present duty on WOO
and that the officers of this association b,
appointed a committee to act In concert witt
committees from other counties and States.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-11
HINTS FOR PRIMARY CLASSES.
BY ALICE w. KNOB

The persons in this lesson are John and his
disciples, Jesus and the multtudes.
State that John was in prison, not for any
wrong doing, but for confessing and teaching
Christ and faithfully rebuking sin. Herod,
the king, had Laid hold on John and bound
him and put him in prison. etc.
The disciples of John used to visit him and
tell him of what things they had seen and
heard outside the prison. Among other
things they told John about the wonderful
works of Jesus. ASK the children to repeat
some of those works.
These stories seemed very remarkable to
John, and he sent two of his disciples to say,
Art thou heF' etc. (See V. 81 In the word
which Jesus sent back he speaks of six things
to prove that he was the Christ.
l. The blind receive their sight.-Give ex-
amples, as in Matt. tx, 80; xii %; Xxx, "a;
Mark viii, %; John tx, 7. Isaiah had fore
told that Jesus would do such works more
than 700 years before Christ was born.
2. The lame walk.-(See Matt. xxi, IA;
Luke vii, 22,)
3. The lepers are cleansed.-To see the
frightful lepers in India, Palestine and other
lands where this dreadful disease prevails
enables one to realize more fully how wonder
full such cures were. For instances see Matt
viii, 3; Mark /, 4O-i2; Luke V, IL; xvii, IA.
4. The deaf hear-Children who cannot
hear cannot learn to talk. A young father
and mother began to fear that their baby boy
was deaf. Neither spoke of it to the other,
but each watched anxiously, and tried ex-
periments to test the child's hearing when
alone with it. At length their anxiety be-
came so great and their fear so strong that
they talked together about it, and decided to
L.. thas. Ia.
chhd would notice that loud sound. Alas!
the little creature kept on with its play with
out paying the least attention to the noise.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-11
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VARIED FARMING.

There are few lessons more plainly and
conclusively taught by sthe great fair
which was held last week.at Worcester
than that the farming of New England
cannot hope to vie with that of the West
and the South, but must continue to be-
come more and more mixed industry,
aiming to accomplish varied rather than
comprehensive ends, content with small
profits under many names, and including
a number of interests which convenience
and necessity combine to make related.
Our markets are numerous and near, our
transportation facilities all the time null
tiplying, our population of consumers
rapidly increasing and our dependent in
dustries stretching out their limits in
every direction. The consequence is a
condition of things exceptionally favor
able to the producer, while at the same
time it tempts the covetousness of the
middleman and handler. There is no
single section of the country whose farm
ing possibilities are thus so enlarged as
our own. We have nothing to apprehend
and everything to expect If it be an
accepted fact that community of inter-
ests in great variety furnishes the broad
est and surest basis for profitable pro-
duction from the farm, then New Eng
land is favored above all other sections
of the country with her unquestioned
opportunity New England Farmer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-11
A LAWYER Applies for Pension.

. An Indiana soldier, who has an application
for pension pending, in an affidavit relates
the circumstances under which the injury
was incurred as follows: THAT while in line
of duty in front of Petersburg, Va, while on
skirmish line, by the gross carelessness and
immoral conduct of the enemy and without
fault on his part, he then and there, in the
year 1865, by the gross and willful careless
ness of the Confederate troops, was shot and
wounded through the right forearm by said
Confederate troops to his perpetual damage"
Washington Cor Cincinnati Enquirer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-11
A WORD OF WARNING

There many white each lust the Ivory
they ARE NOT but like all counte lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities Of
the genuine Ask for "ko" Soap and insist upon getting
by Prcter& Gamble
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-11

NON,N triHe with any Tkroa. CT
oON Lung Disease. If you have
a Cough or Cold, or the children are
threatened with Group or Whooping Cough,
use Acker's English Remedy and prevent
further trouble. 1t is a positive cure
and we guarantee 1t. Price 10 and Doc
l.. HANAFORD, Druggist, Middlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-11
Sheep 0nterest.
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF
THE WOOL-GROWERS ASSOCIA-

To the Vool-Gro,cers of the United
States AT a meeting of wool-growers,
wool manufacturers and dealers, held in
St. Louis, in May, 1887, the president of
| the National Wool-Growers' was request
ed to appoint committee of five, to
meet similar committee from each of
| the associations of manufacturers and
dealers, in order that said committees
might advise and take action in regard to
the necessities and welfare of the several
industries here referred to.
AT meeting of Ohio wool-growers
held in Columbus in August last, David
Harpster and G. Delano were appointed
committee to confer with the dealers
and manufacturers of wool in the United
States for the purpose of securing friend
ly cooperation in aid of the several in
dustries aforesaid. The last-named COM
mittee has discharged its duties, and in
doing so has reached the conclusion that
the dealers and manufacturers are in
sympathy with the producers of wool,
and that they are of opinion that these
several industries are in great danger of
serious injury from efforts to be made at
the next session of congress, to pass I'M
friendly and disastrous laws, in regard to
their business. 1t is equally clear, also,
that erroneous and unjust rulings of the
treasury department must be corrected
and arrested before any of the industries
before referred to will be Justly protect
ed, so as to be able to compete success
fully with the products Of foreign ma
tions.
In view of the great Importance of the
subject and of the great danger which
threatens these and other American in
dustries, the undersigned, as president of
the National Wool-Growers' association,
in obedience to the request of the St.
Louis meeting, hereby appoints as the
committee for the wool-growers' the fol-
| lowing persons: Hon. VIM. Lawrence
of Bellefontaine, Ohio Hon. John McDo-
well of Washington, Pa; A. E. Shepard
of Marathon, Texas, president of the
State Wool-Growers' association; G.. III.
Wallace of Fayette, Mo-, president of the
State wool-growers' society, and Hon.
Geo. L. Converse of Columbus, o.
do hereby request all the officers of
the National Wool-Growers' association
to meet in Washington, on the first Mon
day in December next. to take into con-
sideration the peril which hangs over our
f,,I lAr = he h.r
of correcting existing erroneous rulings
of the treasury department, in regard to
the importations of wool and manufac-
turers thereof. G. DELANO,
Prest. Natl Wool-Growers' Association.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-11-11

The officers of the National Wool
call of the president are, the executive
board, composed of the president, secre-
tary and treasurer and the president and
two members of each State Wool-Grow-
ers' association. | am instructed by the
president to request a full attendance of
the executive board at the meetings re-
ferred to in his call, to be held at Wash
ington on the first Monday in December
next. The officers will please report at
the Ebbitt House as early in the day as
is practicable. ALBERT CHAPMAN,
Secretary y. W. q. a.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
To Whom It May Concern

Learning from various sources that parties who desire to sell are statin g that am not going to handle bran, etc., this fall. In reply beg leave to state that expect about Octo- Der 1st to have my mill so as to grind, and expect to have everything in my line for sale by the pound or car load. Can furnish bran now, but look for lower prices.
 D. w. MAXWELL, Cornwall Bridge, Ct, Sept 5, 1887.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Edward Seeley, who had diseased foot, which was ,amputated week ago Monday, died from the effects of it Saturday afternoon, aged 64 years. His wife, Amelia, who had been sick with g fever, died Friday, aged 62. A son and three daughters survive, the son being all engineer on the Housatonic railroad, and one of the daughters is the wife of Engineer Russell of the same road The executive committee of the Housa- tonic agricultural society have made these appointments for the approaching cattle show and fair Chief marshal, John A. Brewer, of Great Harrington j; assistants, H T Candee, of Sheffield and John G Wilson, of West Stockbridge ; cattle and stock marshal, E. A. Kill bourn, of Great Burlington ; sheep and swine marshal, Martin Brown, of Egre- mont; poultry marshal, F. B. Smith, of Sheffield. J. W. Stockwell, of Sutton member of the Massachusetts state board of Agriculture, has been engaged to deliver the address on the last day of the fair. .. The probate court at its session in this village last Wednesday, decided to send Elizur s. Emmons, the insane young man of Sandisfeld, to the asylum at Northampton, and in com pliance with this decision Deputy Sheriff Langdon took the young man to that institution Saturday morning, =. The club of this village defeated the South Egremont club Saturday in g game of base ball, the score being 20 te 19. A high fence is being built around the new electric light works. A republican caucus for the choice o
 delegates to the state convention vii be held the evening of Sept 21st.
 The September meeting of the Housa
 tonic Valley Methodist ministers vii
 be held at North Egremont the 10th.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
SAllSBl)R ".

Rev Alpheus Winter presented the claims of temperance in a stirring ad- dress last Sunday morning in the Cong. church Rev J. H. George is conva- lescent. No services in St Johns Sun day, because of the sickness of the rec tor. Geo Melvin's horse became too spirited and threw him and the wagon seat out in the highway near his house damages slight. =. Miss Emma Mel win has returned to her school. She attends school in Poughkeepsie again the coming winter. ...P. c. Langdon and family returned to Brooklyn this week. :. Some horses running loose in the highway got into the cemetery Sun day morning and did slight damage. .
 MT and Mrs Martin Harris are visiting friends in Hyde Park. .. In the handi- cap race in Washinee street, Henry c Crandall took the prize. St Johns church is to have another memorial
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
CLAY TON.

Dr Eddy preached to us Sunday in- stead of MT Hoadley, as announced last week. His text was "Go forward. !" Preaching next Sunday by someone not yet known. It will be best to go for you may lose good sermon if you do not. E. D. Harmon and Mrs Wm Ferguson, daughter, and hired man are suffering from hay fever. They are wishing good frost, while most far mers are not ready for it. Mrs c. Hart is suffering from neuralgia. .Wm Ferguson's grandson is quite sick with typhoid fever. .. Mrs VanDeusen, from Otsego Go. N. r., is visiting her cousin, Mrs R. l.. Taft. Mrs Julia Bunnen, of Winsted, visited at H. R. sBunnen's s last week. . :. .E. Stanard, of Brewsters N. Y., has been spending few days with his uncle, Ed Stanard. Master Ralph Stanard is the happy possessor of new bicycle. .. Harry Stanard, Philip and Pearl Ham will attend the Canaan High school the coming term ....Wm Kasson, of Southfeld has started in the butchering business, and his new cart, with Walter Trask fo1 peddler, visits our place Monday and Friday of each week Our variety bakery has left us for the season, but the proprietor will return each week and bring us oysters instead of bread ... Byron Rood is improving his build ings with new coat of paint
 Willie and Allie Barn es, with thei wives, are away on a visiting tour o about a week, and l.. King helps 1T the store during Willie's absence Mrs Con Lee has been quite ill in conse quence of shock received during tn, severe thunder shower on last Wednes day. She is now improving.
 | Crowded out last week.]
 MT and Mrs Lyman Smith starte, Monday on their pleasure trip throug
 Southern Berkshire. They expect t
 be away about two weeks MT B. M
 Rood has returned from Manchester
 somewhat improved ill health, so
 was able to resume his seat in the choi
 Sunday MT Weldon, who is boardin
 at Oliver Roots in Canaan, preached t
 us last Sunday. Mir Hoadley, of Eas
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
MILL RIVER.

Mrs Daniel Alexander, two children and nurse, of Lee, are guests of Mrs J. w. Adams Miss Minnie Ransom, a sister of Mrs Alexander, who has been spending few days with them re- turned to Brooklyn. :, Rev s. R. But Ter preached here Sunday, but goes back to Northampton this week. MT and Mrs Geo Pease have returned to Pitts6eld after weeks sojourn at the doctors. John Moran will soon build new barns on the Adams place to take the place of the ones destroyed by lightning.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14

FOB PRINTING. We are prepared to do O all kinds of Job Printing at short notice and at reasonable prices. Billheads, Note heads, Statements, Envelops, iCirculars, Pos ters, Etc. Send for prices on anything you may want in the printing line. Address all order to CONN. WESTERN NEWS,
 Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
4 CYCLONE AT CANAAN.

During the heavy thunder shower about 5 o'clock last Wednesday after noon, a young cyclone started on the west side of Canaan mountain about quarter of mile south of the resi- dence of Deacon Levi W Beckley. Before reaching MT Beckley's residence it separated, the left wing passing across the open fields toward the swamp, with out doing any damage except levelling rail fences in it's path, but the right wing, which looked like an immense sphirical cloud, bounded along the hill side like 8 mammoth rubber ball, and carried destruction with it, for wher- ever it touched the ground there the fences were livelled, large trees were uprooted or twisted from their trunks, and at whatever altitude the cloud travelled there the tops and branches of large trees are twisted off, while the smaller trees bent like rushes before the gale.
 The course travelled by the right wing and it's results, furnishes an inter esting subject for scientific study or investigation, but without advancing any theory for, or explanation of, the cyclone we merely describe its pathway and effect as follows, yet the scene must be visited in order to realize the tremendous force of the elements {: The first traces of the cyclone appear in the pasture on the steep hillside about 30 rods south of MT Beckley' s house. The pathway of the cyclone was about 20 rods wide at this point A large apple tree at the foot of the pasture is overturned while just above the pasture, in the edge of the woods, the tops of trees are broken off. North of the pasture is an orchard where large trees are overturned and fences levelled while above the orchard large hemlocks and naples are overturned. Mir Beck ley's house is next in line. Trees two feet in diameter, both in front and in the rear of the house are overturned or twisted off, but the house was uninjured although it trembled and the timbers creaked and groaned under the strain, but the large, old-fashioned stone chim- ney undoubtedly prevented the house being overturned or shutting up like an umbrella. The large barn north of the house was entirely unroofed and undoubtedly would have collapsed had l 1t not been filled to the caves with many | tons of hay and grain. From this point the cyclone crossed the pasture, levell. Ing fences and rolled up the mountain side without doing further damage. Directly in line between the house and barn stands a wagon house or shed, which escaped injury, probably owing to the bounding motion of the cloud which struck the ground south of the house and then probably arose suffici- ently to only partially strike the house. pass over the wagon house and descend upon the barn.
 The cyclone lasted only few sec onds, came without any warning and passed by before any of the family could reach the cellar. All of the family were terrified, and Mrs Ferdinand l. Beckley, who had been quite ill fol some time, was completely prostrated
 by the shock and swooned severa
 times.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
Wonderful Cures.

w. D. Hoyt x Co.,, wholesale and retail druggists of Rome, Ga., say: We have been selling Dr Kings New Dis covery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's s Arnica Salve for four years. Have never handled remedies that sell as we'll or give such universal satisfaction. There have been some wonderful cures effect ed by these medicines in this city. Several cases of pronounced Consump- tion have been entirely cured by use of a few bottles of Dr Kings New Dis covery, taken in connection with Elec. tric Bitters. We guarantee them always. Sold by w. H. Camp.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14

Canaan. will preach next Sunday. Mir Weldon was pronounced "bunkom. :" As Irving Lindsey is away, Mrs Taft played the organ at our Sunday after noon service, very acceptably. MT Stanard's organ, which they moved to the school house for the benefit of the Sunday services through vacation, is now removed, as school commenced yesterday :. . E. D. Harmon is back again at his old post.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
COLERROOK.

The Rev N. S. Moore, of Winsted, preached in the Cong. church last Sun day. :. Our potato crop comes uncom- fortably near being an entire failure. .. s Sackett started last week upon two months trip for the Winsted Mfg Go. ....Jay Hart and family are visiting in town. Alpha Rockwell, of Chica. go, started last week upon his home ward Tourney. :. Mrs Joseph Turner returned Thursday from weeks visi with friends in Ct Burlington.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14
DIED.

PERKINs-At East Canaan, Sept 13, Theron H. Perkins, aged 26 years. Funeral at 10 80 o'clock Thursday; interment at Mill River, Mass.
 BARTLETT-At East Canaan Sept 4th, Hiram
 Bartlett, aged 71 years mo. [Corrected.] sEE1EY-At Ct Burlington, Sept g, Amelia, wife of Edward seeley, aged 62 years. sEELEY-At Ct Darlington, Sept 10, Edward
 Seeley, aged GA years.
 sHooK-At Salisbury, Sept Ii, Henry w.
 Shook, aged 66 years and months. DUReY-At Sherman, Sept B. Marcus Durgy, aged 89 years and months. JUDD-At Grand Rapids, Michigan, Sept. 4th, Albert E. Judd, aged 65 years. BULL-At Kent, Sept 5, Mrs Abigail c. Bull
 aged 75 years and months, BUcK1NGHAM-At Gaylordsville Sept 5, Wm.
 Jay Buckingham, aged 54 years months. DEM1NG-At Sandisfield, Aug 29 Capt Russo
 Deming, aged 89.
 PRATT-At Decatur, Ill.,, Sept 1, Enos B Pratt l formerly of Goshen, aged 60.
Connecticut western news., 1887-09-14

A NEW house and barn, one acre of land 11 under good cultivation, with plenty o1 young fruit trees, situated in Ashley Falls Mass. To be sold at a bargain on account o1 poor health of owner. Address,
 MARY B. LOOMS. For further information inquire of
 H. O. BARNES, Canaan, Ct.